Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
Date: October 28, 2018
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Sunday, October 27 sponsored by Denver Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for the last seven days include: (*indicates new information on this
species is new)
Snow Goose (*Kiowa, Montrose)
Blue-winged Teal (Mesa)
Cinnamon Teal (*Weld)
Eurasian Wigeon (*Kiowa)
Greater Scaup (*Kiowa, Mesa)
Surf Scoter (La Plata)
Bufflehead (Gilpin)
White-winged Scoter (Arapahoe, Kiowa)
Common Goldeneye (Jefferson, *Kiowa)
Common Merganser (Gilpin)
Pied-billed Grebe (Pitkin)
Horned Grebe (Denver, Montrose)
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Boulder)
Sora (*Boulder)
Sandhill Crane (Adams, Chaffee, Delta, *Kiowa, Mesa, Montrose)
Black-bellied Plover (*Adams)
Stilt Sandpiper (Weld)
Sanderling (Adams)
Baird's Sandpiper (Adams, Larimer)
Least Sandpiper (Arapahoe, Larimer, Weld)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Custer, Douglas, Larimer, Weld)
Short-billed Dowitcher (*Arapahoe, El Paso)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Adams, *Arapahoe, *Custer, La Plata, Larimer, Weld)
Spotted Sandpiper (Arapahoe, El Paso, Mesa)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Adams, Arapahoe, Larimer, Ouray)
Greater Yellowlegs (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, *Custer, Moffat)
Wilson's Phalarope (Kiowa)
Red Phalarope (*Kiowa)
Bonaparte's Gull (Adams, *Arapahoe, *Kiowa, Mesa)
Franklin's Gull (*Adams, Arapahoe, *Kiowa, Larimer, Rio Grande)
Iceland Gull (Thayer's) (*Kiowa, Larimer)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (*Adams, Larimer)
Herring X Glaucous-winged Gull (*Kiowa)
Forster's Tern (La Plata)
Pacific Loon (Delta, *Denver, *Kiowa)
Common Loon (*Arapahoe, *Custer, *Denver, *Kiowa, Larimer, San Miguel)
Great Egret (Pitkin)
Osprey (Fremont, Garfield, *Las Animas)
Northern Goshawk (*Montrose)
Lewis's Woodpecker (*Las Animas)
Red-naped Sapsucker (Eagle)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (El Paso)
Hairy Woodpecker (Prowers)
Peregrine Falcon (*Jefferson)
Hammond's Flycatcher (*Montrose)
Gray Flycatcher (Jefferson)
Cordilleran Flycatcher (Montezuma)
Say's Phoebe (Arapahoe, Douglas, Mesa)
Black Phoebe (Mesa)
Loggerhead Shrike (El Paso)
Northern Shrike (*Arapahoe)
Warbling Vireo (El Paso)
Red-eyed Vireo (*Kiowa)
Steller's Jay (Archuleta, El Paso, Jefferson, *Las Animas, *Teller)
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay (El Paso, Fremont, La Plata, Mesa, *Montrose)
Clark's Nutcracker (Ouray)
American Crow (Arapahoe)
Chihuahuan Raven (*Kiowa)
Common Raven (Gilpin)
Juniper Titmouse (Fremont, La Plata, *Montrose)
Bushtit (El Paso, La Plata, *Montrose, Ouray)
Brown Creeper (El Paso)
Rock Wren (Fremont)
Winter Wren (Adams, Weld)
Marsh Wren (Adams, Mesa)
Bewick's Wren (Fremont, *Montrose)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Adams, *Montrose)
American Dipper (Archuleta, *Custer)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Weld)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Adams, Archuleta, El Paso, *Kiowa, La Plata, Mesa, *Montrose, Weld)
Eastern Bluebird (*Kiowa)
Mountain Bluebird (Delta, Fremont, Gunnison, Kiowa, Mesa, Montrose)
Hermit Thrush (Fremont, Mesa)
Gray Catbird (Adams, Jefferson
Curve-billed Thrasher (*El Paso)
Sage Thrasher (El Paso, Montrose)
Northern Mockingbird (*Kiowa)
American Pipit (*Kiowa, La Plata)
Chestnut-collared Longspur (*Kiowa)
McCown's Longspur (*Kiowa)
Canyon Towhee (El Paso)
Chipping Sparrow (El Paso)
Savannah Sparrow (Park)
Grasshopper Sparrow (Larimer)
Vesper Sparrow (Adams, *Kiowa)
Fox Sparrow (El Paso)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Adams, Arapahoe, Archuleta, Clear Creek, *Kiowa, Montrose)
Swamp Sparrow (Arapahoe, *Custer)
White-throated Sparrow (Adams, El Paso, *Kiowa)
Harris's Sparrow (*Boulder, El Paso, *Kiowa, Larimer)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (*Adams, Mesa)
Rusty Blackbird (Kiowa, *Teller)
Orange-crowned Warbler (Douglas, Montrose, Ouray)
Common Yellowthroat (El Paso, Mesa, Montrose)
Yellow Warbler (*Kiowa)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (*Custer)
Townsend's Warbler (Montrose, Pueblo)
Wilson's Warbler (Eagle, El Paso)
Western Tanager (Boulder, Pueblo)
ADAMS COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR, Chris Rurik and Vicki Sandage reported 50 Sandhill Crane (flyover), 12 Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, White-throated Sparrow, and Vesper Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Barr Lake SP, Tony Leukering reported 3 Baird's Sandpiper, 9 Long-billed Dowitcher, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and Winter Wren. On October 26 at Barr Lake SP, Chris Owens reported Long-billed Dowitcher, Bonaparte's Gull, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Gray Catbird. On October 27 at Barr Lake SP, Lorraine Lanning reported 2 Black-bellied Plover, Franklin's Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 9 Yellow-headed Blackbird.
---On October 25 at Valente Lake, Jerome Cech reported 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Cherry Creek SP, Cynthia Madsen reported 2 White-winged Scoter (Prairie Loop), Least Sandpiper, 21 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Greater Yellowlegs, 10 Bonaparte's Gull (Prairie Loop), 4 Franklin's Gull, Common Loon, 36 American Crow. On October 26 at Cherry Creek SP—Cottonwood Creek wetlands, Jeff Dawson reported Least Sandpiper, 3 Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, 8 Bonaparte's Gull, Franklin's Gull. On October 27 at Cherry Creek SP, Ben Sampson reported Short-billed Dowitcher, 5 Long-billed Dowitcher, 16 Bonaparte's Gull, Common Loon, and Northern Shrike.
---On October 25 at Centennail Park, Edward Donnan reported Spotted Sandpiper.
---On October 26 at Willow Springs O, Centennial, Jared Del Rosso reported Northern Shrike, Say's Phoebe, Lincoln's Sparrow, and Swamp Sparrow.
---On October 26 at Holly Park, Centennial, Jarel Del Rosso reported Northern Shrike.
ARCHULETA COUNTY:
---On October 26 in Pagosa Springs, Ben Bailey reported Steller's Jay, 4 American Dipper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Lincoln's Sparrow.
BOULDER COUNTY:
---On October 23 David Haskell reported a hatch year RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD coming to his feeder at Riverside Ave and Redwood Ave, Birders are welcome to view the bird from the public sidewalk on Redwood Ave. You can see the balcony with the feeder from there. You cannot see the feeder from his driveway. Please respect private property and stay out of yards. On October 25 Bob Fiehweg and Robin Byers and several other birders reported RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on Redwood Ave.
---On October 27 at her home in Louisville, Paula Hansely reported that one of the Harris's Sparrows continues. If you would like to try for it, call her at 720-890-2628.
---On October 27 at Sombrero Marsh and Pond, Rob Cassady reported Sora.
CHAFFEE COUNTY:
---On October 25 at The Link School Base Camp, Christian Hagenlocher reported 72 Sandhill Cranes (flyover).
CUSTER COUNTY:
---On October 24 at DeWeese Reservoir, Jerry DeBoer reported Pectoral Sandpiper, 35 Long-billed Dowitcher, 14 Greater Yellowlegs, American Dipper and Swamp Sparrow. On October 26 at DeWeese Reservoir, Rich Miller reported Black-throated Blue Warbler in Willows along Grape Creek below the dam and near concrete flume. On October 27 at DeWeese Resevoir, Jerry DeBoer reported 4 Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, Common Loon, 2 American Dipper, Swamp Sparrow, Black-throated Blue-Warbler.
DELTA COUNTY:
---On October 24 at G40 Road, Jon Horn and Bill Harris reported 300 Sandhill Cranes (flyover), Pacific Loon, and 2 Mountain Bluebirds. On October 15 at G50 Rd, Carol Ortenzio and Andrea Robinsong reported Pacific Loon.
DENVER COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Marston Reservoir West End, Doug Kibbe and Elaine Wagner reported Pacific Loon. On October 27 at Marston Reservoir West End, John Drummond and Lynne Miller and several other birders reported Pacific Loon and 2 Common Loon.
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Platte Canyon Reservoir, Lynne Forrester reported Say's Phoebe.
EAGLE COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Lake Creek Village Wetlands, Eric Culbertson reported Wilson's Warbler.
EL PASO COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Warbling Vireo. On October 26 at Clear Spring Ranch, Steve Brown banded 2 Bushtit, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Orange-crowned Sparrow, and Chipping Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Red Rock Canyon OS, Alan Ketcham, Chris Brobin, John Drummond, and Jim Merritt reported Steller's Jay, 10 Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Fox Sparrow (Slate-color), juv Harris's Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, and 2 Canyon Towhee.
---On October 25 at Fountain Creek Regional Park, Joel Adams reported 3 Brown Creeper, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Harris's Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, 3 Lincoln's Sparrow, Canyon Towhee, Common Yellowthroat, and Wilson's Warbler.
---On October 25 at Big Stratton Reservoir, Terence Berger reported Spotted Sandpiper and 2 Greater Yellowlegs.
---On October 25 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Loggerhead Shrike, Sage Thrasher, and 2 Canyon Towhee. On October 27 at Chico Basin Ranch, Jim Merritt reported Loggerhead Shrike and Curve-billed Thrasher.
FREMONT COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Brush Hollow Reservoir, Jerry DeBoer reported Osprey, 5 Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 2 Rock Wren, Bewick's Wren, 16 Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush.
GARFIELD COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Lions Park in Rifle, Mary and Phil Lyon reported Osprey.
GILPIN COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Los Lagos Reservoir, Bruce Snyder reported 1 f Bufflehead.
---On October 25 at Central City Reservoir, Bruce Snyder reported 4 Common Merganser, and 26 Common Raven on fresh Elk kill.
GUNNISON COUNTY:
---On October 26 on Rd 12 East of Horse Ranch Park, Mike Wanger reported Mountain Bluebird.
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Cynthia Madsen, Martha Eubanks, and Pam Zimmer reported Gray Catbird.
---On October 26 at Bear Creek Lake Park—Big Soda Lakes N Trail, Chuck Aid reported Common Goldeneye.
---On October 27 at Waterpointe-Bellio OS, Doug Kibbe and Mackenzie Goldthwaite reported Peregrine Falcon.
KIOWA COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Upper Queens/Neeskah Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported Iceland (Thayer's) Gull, Common Loon, 13 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Harris's Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, 2 Lincoln's Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow Warbler.
---On October 27 at Neegronda Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported 12 Snow Geese, Red Phlarope, 115 Franklin's Gull, Pacific Loon, Common Loon, 2 Chihuahuan Rave.
---On October 27 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Steve Mlodinow reported m Eurasian Wigeon, f Greater Scaup, Common Goldeneye, 10 Sandhill Crane, 18 Bonaparte's Gull, 10 Franklin's Gull, Herring X Glaucous-Winged Gull, Red-eyed Vireo, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, Northern Mockingbird, 2 American Pipit, 2 Chestnut-collared Longspur, McCown's Longspur, Vesper Sparrow, and 14 Lincoln's Sparrow.
LA PLATA COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Surf Scoter, 2 Long-billed Dowitcher, 2 Forster's Tern, 3 Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, 2 Juniper Titmouse, 10 Bushtit, and 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet. On October 26 at Pastorius Reservoir, Susan Allerton reported Surf Scoter, 2 Long-billed Dowitcher, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, 4 Bushtit, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and 2 American Pipit.
LARIMER COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Maple and FIshback, David Wade and Andy Bankert reported 2 Harris's Sparrow. On October 25 at Maple and FIshback, Edward Raynor and David Wade reported Harris's Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Wellington SWA—Cobb Lake Unit, Andy Bankert reported Iceland (Thayer's) Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Common Loon, and Grasshopper Sparrow.
---On October 24 at Timnath Reservoir, Andy Bankert reported 2 Bairds's Sandpiper, 3 Least Sandpiper, 12 Pectoral Sandpiper, 15 Long-billed Dowitcher and Lesser Yellowlegs. On October 26 at Timnath Reservoir, Andy Bankert reported Baird's Sandpiper, 2 Least Sandpiper, and Iceland (Thayer's) Gull.
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Lake Dorothy SWA, Tony Godfrey reported 3 Lewis's Woodpecker Osprey, and Steller's Jay.
MESA COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Horsethief Canyon SWA, Mike Henwood reported Spotted Sandpiper, 5 Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, 2 Marsh Wren, 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 30 Mountain Bluebird, Hermit Thrush.
---On October 24 at Redlands Parkway Ponds, Carol Ortenzio reported Black Phoebe, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
---On October 24 at Colorado River SP Fruita section, Carol Ortenzio reported f Greater Scaup, Bonaparte's Gull, and 3 Marsh Wren. On October 25 at Colorado River SP—Fruita Section, Ryan Claar reported Greater Scaup, Blue-winged Teal, and Marsh Wren. On October 26 at Colorado River SP Fruita Section, Phil Lyon reported 2 Greater Scaup.
---On October 26 at Loma 11 8/10 Road from P ½ to Q Road, Mike Henwood and Kathleen McGinley reported 5 Sandhill Crane, Say's Phoebe, Yellow-headed Blackbird.
MOFFAT COUNTY:
---On October 26 at Wyman Living History Museum, Jan Leonard reported 3 Greater Yellowlegs.
MONTROSE COUNTY:
---On October 25 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Juniper Titmouse, Rock Wren, 7 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 14 Mountain Bluebird, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Townsend's Warbler. On October 27 at Nucla Domestic Reservoir, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Northern Goshawk, Hammond's Flycatcher, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Juniper Titmouse, 31 Bushtit, 2 Bewick's Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 26 Mountain Bluebird.
---On October 24 at Chipeta Lake SWA, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Lincoln's Sparrow, 2 Common Yellowthroat, and Townsend's Warbler.
---On October 26 at Nucla Water Treatment Plant, Coen Dexter and Brenda Wright reported Snow Goose, 2 Sandhill Crane (flyover), Bewick's Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 66 Mountain Bluebird, 2 Sage Thrasher, and Lincoln's Sparrow.
OURAY COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Ridgway Reservoir and State Park, Brenda Wright and Coen Dexter reported Lesser Yellowlegs, 32 Bushtit, 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Clark's Nutcracker.
PITKIN COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Catherine Hagen reported Great Egret and 3 Pied-billed Grebe. On October 26 at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Catherine Hagen reported 2 Pied-billed Grebe.
TELLER COUNTY:
---On October 27 at Manitou Lake, Robb Hinds, Jan Allbright, and Richard Bunn reported Steller's Jay and f Rusty Blackbird.
WELD COUNTY:
---On October 24 at Baxter Lake, Steve Mlodinow reported Stilt Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, 33 Long-billed Dowitcher, and 2 Marsh Wren.
---On October 26 at Crow Valley CG, John Missing reported Winter Wren, 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet, and 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
---On October 27 at Stewart's Pond, Cathy Sheeter reported Cinnamon Teal.
DFO Field Trips
For more details go to the DFO website
Prospect Park (Wheat Ridge Greenbelt)
Sunday, October 28
7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Paul Slingsby (paslingsby AT comcast.net; 720-347-5169 (mobile))
Park County Explorations
Monday, October 29
5:30 AM – 4:00 PM
David Suddjian (dsuddjian AT gmail.com; 831-713-8659)
Good Birding,
Joyce Takamine
Boulder
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